'Other Boro stuff'

[Old Codger 863]

Lets hope we dont end up  watching two reserve teams playing each other then..  though I think that there is a slight chance Marine might picked ..  either way, hope somebody thinks about who needs the money instead of the old boys club  

[Downsouth 1,450]

Like the old advert, I'm so excited, that I just can't hide it!!!

[Neverbefore 1,257]

I'm aware that it's a bad time to make this joke given his current decent form, but it turns out it's both Warnock and Johnson's birthday today - we finally know why he insists on selecting him!

[Ash 166]

Not a single Boro game selected for TV over December, Sky Sports are a joke.

[wilsoncgp 2,481]

Grant Hall out for another 3-4 months with a thigh injury 😬

[Neverbefore 1,257]

I know injuries have a lot to do with it but my 4/10 rating for our summer business is turning out to be an over shoot rather than underrating it. Only bettinelli is starting regularly and he's not exactly impressing. Akpom has come in and out and has been invisible for a lot of it, hall and morsy haven't been available. Roberts... Well who knows what's happening there. Turning out to have been one of our worst windows in recent history?

[Borodane 1,446]

25 minutes ago, Neverbefore said:

I know injuries have a lot to do with it but my 4/10 rating for our summer business is turning out to be an over shoot rather than underrating it. Only bettinelli is starting regularly and he's not exactly impressing. Akpom has come in and out and has been invisible for a lot of it, hall and morsy haven't been available. Roberts... Well who knows what's happening there. Turning out to have been one of our worst windows in recent history?

I kind of agree. And I'm not sure Betinelli is a better keeper than Stojanovic. Morsy looked like a really good signing before getting injured so hopefully he's back soon. I think Roberts has only been signed because we were lacking in numbers. I don't think NW rates him at all and he's probably here because he didn't have many other options. Akpom started great but both him and Britt look like strikers that play best in pairs and that's not something we do very often.

[Brunners 2,126]

10 minutes ago, Borodane said:

I kind of agree. And I'm not sure Betinelli is a better keeper than Stojanovic. Morsy looked like a really good signing before getting injured so hopefully he's back soon. I think Roberts has only been signed because we were lacking in numbers. I don't think NW rates him at all and he's probably here because he didn't have many other options. Akpom started great but both him and Britt look like strikers that play best in pairs and that's not something we do very often.

Honestly the only thing Bettinelli has over Stoj is that his English will be better. I honestly don't see anything else in his game that should make him the number 1 over Stoj.

[Neverbefore 1,257]

3 minutes ago, Brunners said:

Honestly the only thing Bettinelli has over Stoj is that his English will be better. I honestly don't see anything else in his game that should make him the number 1 over Stoj.

Agree. I thought stoj was fine at his level and thought paying premier League wages to bettinelli plus a loan fee (I assume)  was a gross misdirection of resources given the deficiencies elsewhere in the squad.

[Brunners 2,126]

1 minute ago, Neverbefore said:

Agree. I thought stoj was fine at his level and thought paying premier League wages to bettinelli plus a loan fee (I assume)  was a gross misdirection of resources given the deficiencies elsewhere in the squad.

Unfortunately speaking fluent English is the one thing Warnock seems to want from his GK, it's the reason he originally dropped Stoj for Pears last season too IIRC.

[Humpty 184]

1 hour ago, Neverbefore said:

I know injuries have a lot to do with it but my 4/10 rating for our summer business is turning out to be an over shoot rather than underrating it. Only bettinelli is starting regularly and he's not exactly impressing. Akpom has come in and out and has been invisible for a lot of it, hall and morsy haven't been available. Roberts... Well who knows what's happening there. Turning out to have been one of our worst windows in recent history?

We have one of the best defensive records in the country. Whilst it's true that it's largely down to the manner in which we set up, you don't get to that point by having a keeper that's "not exactly impressing"

Morsy was an excellent signing. Akpom has been solid if unspectacular and Roberts has been a victim of Warnock's set up. He'll win us points.

I don't know how you get less a 4/10 and label it potentially the worst transfer window in history given our financial position.

Spectacularly wrong.

[Neverbefore 1,257]

Just now, Humpty said:

We have one of the best defensive records in the country. Whilst it's true that it's largely down to the manner in which we set up, you don't get to that point by having a keeper that's "not exactly impressing"

Morsy was an excellent signing. Akpom has been solid if unspectacular and Roberts has been a victim of Warnock's set up. He'll win us points.

I don't know how you get less a 4/10 and label it potentially the worst transfer window in history given our financial position.

Spectacularly wrong.

It may change when fit, but outside of bettinelli our 4 other signings have made 19 starts out of a possible 52.

Akpom has scored 2 goals in his first two games and done nothing since, I barely notice he's on the pitch when he plays tbh. 

Roberts hasn't played and has no production goals or assists wise.

Morsy had 6 starts, a load of bookings amongst some solid displays but isn't fit.

Hall has been injured since very early on.

Injuries aren't the players or managers fault but in terms of being more than a quarter of the way through the season, none of our signings have made an impression on our starting 11 (besides the keeper which again is still up for debate). Again, I said it may change in Time, but so far it's been poor.

[Humpty 184]

I think you trying to justify your poor assessment of the transfer window. 

[Neverbefore 1,257]

2 minutes ago, Humpty said:

I think you trying to justify your poor assessment of the transfer window. 

I don't have to try, the facts are there!

[Borodane 1,446]

2 minutes ago, Humpty said:

I think you trying to justify your poor assessment of the transfer window. 

I'd argue that you are too happy with mediocrity.